Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry met Tuesday with Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers Karen Ellemann in Copenhagen, expressing hope to launching a communication process and devising a cooperation mechanism, out of a desire to develop relations and explore opportunities.
The minister added that Egypt aims at creating a mechanism similar to those between the country and Visegrad Group, and trilaterally among Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus.
The minister elaborated that Egypt was interested in bolstering economic cooperation with Nordic countries, and building on the success stories Danish and Norwegian companies, such as Maresk and Scatec, had achieved in Egypt, especially in the sector of green transition.
The meeting also touched on a number of topics pertaining to climate change and environment protection so as the minister presented the Egyptian initiatives on that front.
On her side, the secretary general of the Nordic Council of Ministers commended Egypt's presidency of COP27, and affirmed interest in pushing forward cooperation with Egypt as a pivotal partner in the Middle East.
Source: Egypt Today
